“10/10. Digital elegance meets last-minute genius. I’d do it again. Actually, I did.”

- Travis Blake

“BRO THIS IS OUR AUTOMATON PROJECT. Like, the actual one. You really uploaded it?? WTH/10.”

- Ezra Deviano

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What the heck is R.U.L.U.?

R.U.L.U. is not a robot.
It’s a digital automaton.
No brain, no soul, no freedom — just one sacred thing and one holy button:

→ ↑ ← ↑
Repeat. Forever.

There’s no turning back.
There’s no thinking.
There’s no "maybe I’ll pause and plan."
You’re not in the loop.
YOU. ARE. THE LOOP.

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🕹️ How does it work?

You control R.U.L.U. using just one button.

Every time you press it, the automaton moves to the next step in its eternal dance:

→ ↑ ← ↑

You control when R.U.L.U. moves — but not how.

Your job? Use the environment to guide it through 7 increasingly evil test chambers.

• You don’t choose the direction — the pattern is sacred.
• You can’t break the sequence.
• You control the timing, and manipulate what's around R.U.L.U. — switches, moving platforms, spikes (lots of spikes), and other chaotic inventions.

• You can’t choose where to go.
• You can’t break the pattern.
• You can only manipulate what's around R.U.L.U. — switches, moving platforms, spikes (lots of spikes), and other chaotic inventions.

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🧠 What makes it fun?

• A tight movement loop with puzzle-platforming flavor.
• Minimal input, maximum brain burn.
• Each level introduces new mechanics that mess with your expectations.
• You will fail. Repeatedly. But it’s okay. We all do.
• Dialogue between Travis and Ezra reminds you you’re not the only one confused.

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🎮 Controls

• [SPACEBAR] – The one and only button. Every press moves R.U.L.U to the next step in its sacred cycle: → ↑ ← ↑
• [ESC] – Actually, there is a pause button. It’s this one.
• If you’re pressing anything else, you’re doing it wrong.

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🛠️ Made by BlakDev

Developed in just 4 days for the GMTK Game Jam 2025,
where the theme was: “LOOP.”

Music, level design, code, UI, questionable physics decisions — all handcrafted with love and stress by BlakDev and some other people from the internet.

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🔊 Sound Attributions

• One Big Swoosh.wav by kwahmah_02 – https://freesound.org/s/269283/ – License: Attribution 3.0
• Universal UI/Menu Soundpack by Cyrex Studios – https://cyrex-studios.itch.io/universal-ui-soundpack – License: Attribution 4.0
• Sound Effects: JDSherbert
• BGMusic: JDSHerbert
• Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay